Quotes by Environmental Humans are now the most numerous mammal on the planet. There are more humans than rats or mice. Humans have a huge ecological footprint, magnified by their technology. David Suzuki mammals environmental technology Our planet has not seen an extinction crisis as serious as the one in progress for 65 million years. David Suzuki environmental progress years Canada, more than any nation, will be affected by rising sea levels from global warming. David Suzuki environmental rising sea Over and over, we hear politicians say they can't spend our tax dollars on environmental protection when the economy is so fragile. David Suzuki environmental protection dollars Salmon farming-the placement of large metal or mesh net cages in the ocean to grow fish-was pioneered in Norway in the 1960s. Since then, the industry has expanded to Scotland, Ireland, Canada, the US, and Chile, but is dominated by the same multinational corporations. Wherever it is practiced, net-cage salmon farming is controversial and raises serious environmental concerns. David Suzuki scotland environmental ocean I argue for a relational conception of the person as a basis for an environmental ethic that can encourage us to preserve the environment not solely on the basis of satisfying human interests and not solely because we might attribute intrinsic value to the environment, but because the environment is something with which we can potentially enter into constructive relationship, as part of what makes us who we are or transform who we are and open us up to new interests. David Wong environmental ethics arguing Although they [light and medium trucks] have only 5% of the transportation market..., they account for fully 35% of greenhouse gas emissions from freight transportation. David Suzuki truck environmental light In the environmental movement, every time you lose a battle it's for good, but our victories always seem to be temporary and we keep fighting them over and over again. David Suzuki environmental victory fighting There are a lot of problems in the world, a lot of tragic things that have to be addressed, economic, medical, political, all kinds of things, but, to my way of thinking, they pale in comparison to the overall problem of the environmental deadline. Dean Stockwell environmental political thinking To be clear, climate change is a true 800 pound gorilla in the room. The effects of global warming threaten global environmental upheaval over the coming century. But for South Florida and the Everglades, it could be our death knell if urgent action is not taken. Debbie Wasserman Schultz environmental florida taken Winter must be cold for those with no warm memories. Deborah Kerr environmental winter memories I wanted to be as comfortable in that environment as she was. I moved around those areas in character. Debbie Reynolds environmental wanted character I feel more confident than ever that the power to save the planet rests with the individual consumer. Denis Hayes environmental economy individual We got everyone's attention, but we didn't solve any environmental problems. Denis Hayes environmental problem attention When civilization stands at the edge of a cliff, a step forward doesn't make much sense. Denis Hayes cliffs environmental civilization Asbestos, EMFs, and CFCs have given us a degree of humility. When yesterday's "triumph of modern chemistry" turns out instead to be today's deadly threat to the global environment, it is legitimate to ask what else we don't know. Denis Hayes environmental humility yesterday When we realize we can make a buck cleaning up the environment, it will be done! Dennis Weaver environmental bucks done Practically every environmental problem we have can be traced to our addiction to fossil fuels, primarily oil. Dennis Weaver environmental addiction oil There's no more delicious irony on the face of the Earth than environmental protesters being led away in plastic handcuffs that have a biodegradability horizon line of, like, 40,000 years. Dennis Miller environmental horizon years If you drill, there's going to be a spill. It's axiomatic. Dennis Kucinich spills drills environmental «678910111213141516»